The temperature on May 11, 1968 was between 8.2 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
February 1 » The New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form Penn Central Transportation.
March 2 » Baggeridge Colliery closes marking the end of over 300 years of coal mining in the Black Country.
April 20 » English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial "Rivers of Blood" speech.
April 23 » Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university.
September 2 » Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War.
September 15 » The Soviet Zond 5 spaceship is launched, becoming the first spacecraft to fly around the Moon and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere.
Day of death May 9, 1989
The temperature on May 9, 1989 was between 6.6 °C and 21.9 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 11.3 hours of sunshine (74%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
February 15 » Soviet–Afghan War: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan.
April 26 » The deadliest known tornado strikes Central Bangladesh, killing upwards of 1,300, injuring 12,000, and leaving as many as 80,000 homeless.
May 30 » Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The 10-metre high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators.
November 7 » Douglas Wilder wins the governor's seat in Virginia, becoming the first elected African American governor in the United States.
November 27 » Avianca Flight 203: A Boeing 727 explodes in mid-air over Colombia, killing all 107 people on board and three people on the ground. The Medellín Cartel will claim responsibility for the attack.
December 17 » The Simpsons premieres on television with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".
Day of burial May 13, 1989
The temperature on May 13, 1989 was between 5.9 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. There was 7.4 hours of sunshine (48%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
February 2 » Soviet–Afghan War: The last Soviet armoured column leaves Kabul.
February 3 » A military coup overthrows Alfredo Stroessner, dictator of Paraguay since 1954.
August 2 » A massacre is carried out by an Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka killing 64 ethnic Tamil civilians.
August 24 » Colombian drug barons declare "total war" on the Colombian government.
September 14 » The Standard Gravure shooting where Joseph T. Wesbecker, a 47-year old pressman, killed 8 people and injured 12 people at his former workplace, Standard Gravure, before committing suicide.
November 20 » Velvet Revolution: The number of protesters assembled in Prague, Czechoslovakia swells from 200,000 the day before to an estimated half-million.
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